The Researchers are seeking participants diagnosed with fibromyalgia to determine how a ‘conditioned’ pain stimulus affects the perception of a ‘test’ pain stimulus.

The protocol takes approximately 30-45 min, and participants will be compensated $100 for their time.

Participants will undergo stimulation with a heat thermode, to establish their pain threshold.

They will then undergo two heat pain stimulations, a cold pressor test, and a final heat pain stimulation.

This is to explore how pain perception changes after the introduction of a secondary or “conditioned” pain stimulus. We want to compare how participants with chronic pain experience these changes in comparison to a control group.

If interested, please contact the Mogil Laboratory Supervisor: Dr. Jeffrey Mogil